Phrase guide

left wing

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The wing on the left side of some body, most commonly one half of a pair

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The wing on the left side of some body, most commonly one half of a pair:

The more left-wing faction of a group, party, or group of parties.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, politics

Examples

  • My politics are extreme left-wing.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The wing on the left side of some body, most commonly one half of a pair:

The left-hand side of a sports field.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The wing on the left side of some body, most commonly one half of a pair:

The offensive player who plays to the center's left.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, ice-hockey, lifestyle, skating, sports

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: left

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: faction, sect

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 左翼 (zuǒyì) — politics
  • French: aile gauche — politics
  • German: linker Flügel — politics
  • Hindi: वामपंथ (vāmpanth) — politics
  • Irish: eite chlé — politics
  • Japanese: 左翼 (sayoku) — politics
  • Korean: 좌익 (jwaik) — politics
  • Korean: 좌파 (jwapa) — politics
  • Malay: sayap kiri — politics
  • Malayalam: ഇടതുപക്ഷം (iṭatupakṣaṁ) — politics
  • Māori: aromauī — politics
  • Norwegian Bokmål: venstreside — politics
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: venstreside — politics
  • Polish: lewica — politics
  • Russian: ле́вые (lévyje) — politics
  • Swahili: mrengo wa kushoto — politics
  • Swedish: vänsterfalang — politics
  • Thai: ฝ่ายซ้าย (fàai-sáai) — politics
  • Ukrainian: ліви́ця (livýcja) — politics
  • Vietnamese: tả phái — politics
  • Vietnamese: cánh tả — politics
  • Catalan: ala esquerra — sports
  • Malay: sayap kiri — sports
  • Norwegian: venstreving — sports
  • Thai: ปีกซ้าย — sports
  • French: ailier gauche — ice hockey
  • Norwegian: venstreving — ice hockey